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To be a compassionate, inclusive and joyful faith community TRINITY HAPPENINGS FOR May 15th – May 22nd, 2020
Check out our you tube page for our live streams!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeACMPPU-
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Sunday, May 17th, 2020
READING: 1 Peter 3:8-12 READER: Courtney Losey SERMON: Spiritual Samurai
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Don’t leave home without…
• Name Tag
• Item for the food basket
• Or… your glasses! Especially if you want to read along!
Wait… Where’s Waldo?.................I can’t find Him! Bring him too (if you find him!!)
USHERS THIS WEEK:
Fellowship time:
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Trinity Kids this week:
IMPORTANT - COVID 19
Update and Church
Procedures at this time, we are taking
precautions and adjusting our procedures with
regard to coronavirus. The church office is
CLOSED, but Courtney has access to both e-mail
and voicemail and will check both systems
regularly. Allan is also available by phone at (905)
715-6203 or by e-mail at [email protected] for
any pastoral care issues or other concerns. We will
be having an online worship Sunday at 10:30 a.m.;
please stay home and watch our live stream. The
live stream is available at www.youtube.com.
Search for Trinity United Church Gravenhurst to
find us. The offering will NOT be collected during
this time, but we encourage you to sign up for
P.A.R., or continue to give your regular offering to support our much-needed ministries
especially at this time. Bring your envelope to the office on Tuesdays or Thursdays, or mail it
to us-whatever feels safe for you. Many of our weekly events including Choir, Study Group
and other small groups/ministries are CANCELLED until further notice. Please check with
your group leader if you have any meetings to see if they are still running. We hope and pray
that everyone will keep safe in this time and, we thank you for your patience with our adjusted
procedures.
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Comic Corner
Anyone need help running errands or afraid
to go out? Sharon Kittson has volunteered to
assist anyone in the congregation who needs
help with running errands or anything else at
this time. If you can’t get out or are afraid to
get out, please call Sharon at (705)242-3725
or email her at
[email protected]. Thanks,
Sharon, for volunteering to do this!
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If not, then please do!!!
YOU DON’T HAVE TO GIVE SUNDAY GIVINGS A
SECOND THOUGHT SHOULD YOU GO ON P.A.R.,
it’s simple, it’s easy, it’s accurate, PLUS: John (and
Courtney) like this! Come and see Courtney in the
office during the week! All we require is a signature
and a voided cheque!
MANY THANKS TO THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP!
PLEASE KEEP THIS IN YOUR MIND…
STUDY GROUP
Study Group WILL NOT be meeting
on Thursdays until further notice.
Please continue to read, study and
pray on your own and stay tuned for
when we will return. We look
forward to hearing your thoughts
when we can meet again!
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We are continuing on with what seems like crazy spring weather. Snow one minute
and warm sunshine the next. I think the memes I see on Facebook are right and
Mother Nature is doing her best to encourage us to stay in! At my house we continue
to do some clean up work and improvements in the yard. Unfortunately, there are too
many bugs out at our house for me to be outside. I know lots of people who are
feeling the strain of being cooped up or feeling lonely because of this virus.
That’s what our pastoral care team is for! They can help you through the tough times
in your life and whatever is getting you down. If you would like a visit from the
pastoral care team, please give the office a call and let me know. We can’t help if we
don’t know you need it! Thanks, and have a wonderful and safe weekend!!!
Join us in the Pews! Lots of you have sent
in a picture of yourselves so we can put
them in the pews and make it seem like you
are here with us on Sundays. We thank
those who have already done so, and we
encourage others to send us a picture via e-
mail to [email protected].
We look forward to having as many of you
join us as possible!
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Masks are available Just so everyone knows,
it has been brought to our attention that
Diane Harrop, Penny Varney and Joanne
Irvine are all busy sewing cloth masks for the
community and have offered some to the
congregation if you want one. Please let
them know if you do and I’m sure they can
get you one. Thanks for doing this, ladies!
Stay safe everyone!
HAVING TROUBLE SEEING THE TEXT IN
THE BULLETIN? We are now offering LARGE
PRINT bulletins for Sunday service! Please
ask your usher for one if you need it! Thank
you!
Coffee Hour Schedule for the rest of the Year
NOTE: The signup chart is now in the auditorium for you to sign up for
coffee hour from September 2019-August 2020. Please consider this,
as we love our fellowship here at Trinity and we need volunteers!
There are several weeks moving into the spring where we need
assistance. If you can do one of these weeks, please let Courtney
know in the office or sign up on the chart in the Auditorium. If you are
a new member here at Trinity and want to help but aren’t sure what to
do, please let us know and we can pair you with someone who does.
Special thanks to Steve Ormsby for making and posting the chart for us! And a huge thank you to all the
volunteers that make this part of our ministry and Sunday service possible! NOTE: We are currently
NOT having coffee hour as the service is online only, but please consider signing up for a week
when we are back to meeting in person. Thank you!!
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REMINDER: Congregational Letter Just
a reminder that I have mailed out a
congregational letter from Allan to everyone
I have on our mailing list. Most of you
should have it by now. If not, please call
me at the church office so I can update
your contact information and get you a
copy. My profound apologies to anyone we
missed. There is also a copy on the home page of our website,
www.trinityunitedgravenhurst.ca under the picture of the church.
Can’t be at Church on Sunday? Great
news! Now you can join our live stream
or catch the sermon at your convenience
from wherever you are! All you need is
an internet connection on your device.
Go to www.youtube.com and search
Trinity United Gravenhurst Live church
service. There is also a direct link in the
upper left corner (the red play symbol
button) on our website www.trinityunitedgravenhurst.ca!
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Trinity Kids needs your Help! We need new volunteers to look after our youngest
members during service in the fireside room! If you love
kids or are just a big kid yourself, please speak to Brad
Fletcher regarding this opportunity to help out and be a
Trinity Kids leader!
Thank you for your help and consideration!
Great news everyone! We now have
an active Facebook page! Find us at
Trinity United Church Gravenhurst and
like the page! Then don’t forget to
“check in” when you come to service
and send “like” requests to your
friends! We are doing well with 77
likes on our page now! Way to Go!!
ATTENTION KEY HOLDERS
I am in the process of updating my list
of keys and keyholders for the church.
If you (or someone you know) has a
key to the main entrance to the church,
please come and let Courtney know
what number it is! I need to update the
list, so we know what keys are out
there! Thanks for your consideration.
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Stewardship Message The use of
Preauthorized Remittance (PAR) is a
very convenient way to give to the
church. All you have to do is set up
your desired monthly donation
amount and the rest happens
automatically for the rest of the year.
If the amount is not changed
annually, the same amount
continues into next year.
As we head into a new year, we ask that you examine your PAR
givings to see if they can be increased for 2020. It is much needed
to help offset the increased costs in operating the church. Just see
Courtney in the office and she will adjust your amount as required.
Thank you!
Feldenkrais Class Reija Boken will be
continuing her weekly class through
March and April, teaching the
Feldenkrais method of gentle stretching
here in our Fireside Room on Thursday
afternoons at 4:00 p.m. All are
welcome to join this FREE class and
see what this form of exercise and
stretching is all about! NOTE: Due to
the Coronavirus pandemic,
Feldenkrais classes are cancelled until further notice.
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Birthday Wishes It has come to
my attention that I may not have
everyone’s birthday to put in the
bulletin and here in Trinity
Happenings. My apologies to
anyone whose birthday we
missed, and many happy returns
to you. If your birthday is not in
my list, or if you know of
someone’s birthday that I have
missed, please let me know!! If I
don’t know about it, I can’t put it
in the bulletin! Thanks for your assistance.
Our Ministries Have Vacancies The various ministry groups in our church
are all looking for volunteers to join these
committees and help with church
projects. These ministries are a vital part
of keeping the church running smoothly.
There are several Ministries to choose
from:
Personnel
Worship & Music
Finance
Property
Christian Development
Mission & Outreach
Fellowship & Membership
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Pastoral Care
Sanctuary
If you are a new (or old!) member of the church, and would like to be more
active in church life, please speak to Sandi Buckley or Robert Anderson
about one of our many Ministries and see which one would be a good fit for
you. Thanks for your consideration!
Alzheimer’s Drop In Our church
hosts an Alzheimer’s drop in! The
group meets on the last Tuesday of
the month in the Fireside room at
1:00 p.m. for conversation and
goodies. For more information
about the group, please speak to
Sylvia Purdon, Pat Bruin or Robbie
Quinn. Please note that meetings
have been CANCELLED until further notice.
Thank You all! We have received so
many kind words and thanks for
doing the online services. My e-mail
inbox is overflowing! We feel
blessed to be able to do this for our
community, and we thank you all for
tuning in each week. Special thanks
to Andrea Hartford, Dan McCoy,
Mike Church, Dave Robbins and
Allan for coming in and making this possible.
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UPDATE ON THE CHURCH
PHOTO DIRECTORY Many of
you have been asking when the
new church Photo Directory that
we had pictures taken for in
October will be ready. I wanted
to share an important update I
got from Sharon. The company
putting the directory together is
still working on it, but they
currently have reduced staff and
reduced hours. I promise, as soon as we have the directories,
we will let you know and get them out to you! Thank you for
your patience!
Exciting News For those of you who
have been enjoying the sunrise videos
and reflective music that Mike and Dan
have been playing during our services,
Mike now has a video on you tube!
Check it out at michaelchurchmusic.com
or check our website under the NEWS
tab for the video. Congratulations Mike!
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G.A.P. Needs your Help!
Gravenhurst Against Poverty needs
supplies for their food giveaway on
Thursday evening. If you have any
CLEAN plastic or reusable grocery
bags, please bring them in for G.A.P.
to use for their free food giveaways!
They are also looking for bundle
buggies for people to take their food
home in. Thanks in advance and
thanks for your help with the bread
bags and newspaper bags!
Lead Me Lord For those of you
who enjoyed the wonderful
anthem that Dan and his “virtual
choir” put together for Sunday,
please see our website (on the
NEWS tab) or Facebook page for
a link to the video. You can also
copy and paste the link below into
a browser window to see the video
again. We are looking forward to
more videos like this in the future.
Enjoy everyone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fv_JkG0TFk&feature=youtu.b
e&fbclid=IwAR0A4S55IN2Mo5ROqHHc0UvOJoXv1Kb68ta88NxIDJ
dUcT9Q11UkRb4ANeM
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We Need Help! We need more
people to help with running the Easy
Worship screens during our services.
This is a vital part of our Sunday
service as it allows everyone to follow
along, both at the service and on our
live stream. Ideally, we would like 4-5
people who can run the screens on a
rotating basis, so everyone only does
one Sunday per month. I promise, it is super easy (if you can point
your finger at something, you can do this!) and I will sit with you and
help you if you need it. If you are interested in helping out with this,
please let me know in the office and we can arrange a shadowing.
Thanks for considering this opportunity!
AN INVITATION TO ALL MEN
Once a month, on the second Saturday of each
month, 70-90 interesting and engaging men enjoy a
hearty breakfast and fellowship at the Catholic
Church on John Street. It is the Christian Men’s
Breakfast event that has been going on for the last
25 years. It is a non-denominational group of Men
who support each other and learn about life from
others.
The breakfast of eggs and sausages starts at 8AM
and it gives everybody time to talk to each other
before singing a few old-time Christian songs. Then there is a speaker for 30 minutes who
explains how Christian beliefs and faith have influenced his life’s journey.
On any given Saturday, there are 5-10 men from Trinity attending this breakfast. We
wish to invite all men who have not yet been there to come out and meet all these good
people. If you want to know more about this do not hesitate to contact Juris Svistunenko 705-
684-8882, Dave Trethewey 705-238-2363, or Robert Anderson 705-687-6688. NOTE:
Meetings have been cancelled until further notice.
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OUR WEEKLY REMINDERS - PLEASE CONSIDER
FOOD BANK APPEAL
WE ALWAYS NEED FOOD FOR OUR BASKET IN THE NARTHEX
Thank you to everyone who has been bringing in food for the food bank. At this time, we are NOT
accepting donations here at the church for the food bank. If you would still like to donate to them,
please call the Salvation Army directly at (705) 687-2131 and they will instruct you on current
procedures. Thank you again for thinking of the food bank in these strange and difficult times!
A Message From G.A.P.
With the advent of COVID, Gravenhurst Against Poverty
(G.A.P.) was forced to change to a delivery format of purchased
meals from both the Red Cross and our local restaurants - Well-
Fed, the Oar, Relish and the Butcher’s Daughter. We are now
delivering 245 meals every Thursday. Our other partner is
Gravenhurst Rotary who is providing a $25 grocery card for the
80-90 households these meals go to. A$50 gift card has gone to
families with children.
The need has more than doubled and through our contact with
meal recipients we become even more cognizant of their need
and their isolation.
We are very grateful to our partners and the volunteers who
have come out to support the need for food in our community.
If you would like to donate to us, please send your cheque
payable to "the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst " memo G.A.P. to P.O. Box 1133 Gravenhurst On P1P 1V4 Please
also add your email address if you have one, for your tax receipt.
If you would like to e-transfer, you can do that as well through the Rotary Club at
[email protected] the password is rotary.
When using e-transfer, please indicate if you would like to donate to G.A.P, or to the Rotary's current program
of buying gift cards for families in need, which are distributed by G.A.P. If you want a tax receipt, you need
to please leave your email address, and full address as well when you e-transfer.
Stay safe, and thanks for thinking of us.
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May 18 – John Hillier
May 19 – Olive Cooper
May 19 – Taryn vanKooten
And Finally…
Have a wonderful, safe Victoria Day Long weekend everyone!